fort monroe

U. S. Demographic
Shift

The population and the work force will grow more slowly than at

any time since the 1930s

The average age of the population and work force will rise, and
the pool of young workers entering the labor market will shrink

More women will enter the work force

Minorities will be a larger share of new entrants into the labor

force

Immigrants will represent the largest share of the increase in the
population and the work force since the first World War

Report published by the Hudson Institute, Inc

Ethnic Diversification

WORKFORCE 2020 (Cont'd)

Technological

Change

Rest

of

World

Matters

WE ARE CHANGING!

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Increasing Challenge

Must deal with issues and conflicts rooted
in culture and language differences

"CHANGE IS NOT NECESSARY TO LIFE-

IT IS LIFE"

Attachments

Demographics

Resistance

Commitment

Fear of hiring under-skilled, uneducated
employees

Strong belief that favors merit

Perception that there has been a lot of
progress

IMMIGRATION AND RACIAL/ETHNIC SHIFTS

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Geographic Location
Income
Marital Status
Military Experience
Background

Parental Experience
Religious Beliefs
Work Experience
Educational

VARIOUS DIMENSIONS OF DIVERSITY

Physical Ability
Sexual/Affectional
Orientation

Age

Ethnicity

Gender

WHAT WE NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE

Appearance
Facial Expressions
Eye Contact
Touch

Skin Color - Gender - Age

2006 - 151 million jobs to fill but
only 141 million workers
available

"In total darkness we are all the
same, only our knowledge separates
us. Don't let your eyes deceive you. J

Janet Jackson, The Rhythm Nation CD

"Nothing is
permanent but
change."

Heraclitus

"All that is
necessary
for evil to
triumph is
for good
men to do
nothing."

Philosopher

Edmund Bur

THOUGHTS

"The

greater our
knowledge
increases,
the greater
our

ignorance

unfolds."

John Fitzgerald
Kennedy

"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to
the past or the present are certain to miss the future."

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

By 2005, ethnic minorities will
account for 47% of the nation's
population

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Most immigrants -
over 85% - come to
the U.S. legally

Most legal
immigrants, about 8
out of 11, come to
join close family
members

As of 1990, about 8%
of the U.S. population
was foreign-born. By
comparison, from
1870 to 1920, the
foreign-born made up
approximately 15% of
the total population.

Immigrant

Mythology

A little more than 1.1
million immigrants
arrive in the U.S. each
year.

Most undocumented
immigrants don't
come to the U.S. by
crossing a border
illegally. Six out of 10
enter the U.S. legally
with student, tourist,
or business visas.

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EEO/AA AND
DIVERSITY

EEO/AA DIVERSITY

Government Initiated Voluntary (Company Driven)

Legally Driven Productivity Driven

Quantitative Qualitative

Problem Focused Opportunity Focused

Assumes Assimilation Assumes Integration

Internally Focused Internally & Externally

Focused

Reactive

Proactive

IMMIGRANTS FILLING ECONOMIC NICHES

IMMIGRANT

LABOR

Invisible engine that drives
the profits of many industries

BEST COMPANIES FOR ASIANS,
BLACKS, AND HISPANICS

Allstate : The
company ties 25% of
its bonuses to
diversity
measurements.

Advantica : Parent company
of Denny's has every penny
of charitable giving going
to groups that primarily
benefit minorities.

Liz Clairborne : One of only two companies without a

single

lawsuit-dodging, committee-produced, EEOC-inspired
diversity plan. Nearly 41% of the $2.4-billion-a-year
fashion company's employees are minorities — well above
the national average of 25.6%.

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WE ARE ALL CAPTIVES OF
OUR CULTURE

from other cultures, we
enrich our own

Note pages on numerous charts provide
additional data critical to presenting

information